I say violence is necessary. It is as American as cherry pie.

The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!

I consider myself neither legally nor morally bound to obey the laws made by a body in which I have no representation.

Being a man is the continuing battle for one's life. One loses a bit of manhood with every stale compromise to the authority of any power in which one does not believe.

There has to be a social commitment, a social consciousness that joins men together. On the basis of their coming together, they do not transgress against themselves and they do not transgress against others.

I say violence is necessary. Violence is a part of America's culture. It is as American as cherry pie. Americans taught the black people to be violent. We will use that violence to rid ourselves of oppression if necessary. We will be free, by any means necessary.

They cannot divide us by saying that you're middle class or you're lower class.